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Those Blessed with Talent

Discussion in 'Questing' started by Darkened, Feb 26, 2015.

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  1. redaeth

    redaeth Stubborn pedantrist

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    That sounds more like a leader type who can enhance their followers into beast types.
     
  2. Pipeman

    Pipeman Well worn.

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    Luck is honestly a bit boring as acharacter trait though.
     
  3. tEN

    tEN Mischief Maker

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    I feel like you could tilt it either way, same as how you can tilt warshaper to either scout or warrior.
     
  4. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    Is it as boring as turning every social encounter into beating someone over the head with our superior stats? Luck has really neat ways of manifesting, and gives excuses to create interesting, but improbable situations that we can use in our favor. It open up the range of things we can do and encounter without straining believability.

    I personally wish Darkened had gone a step further and added Charisma to the blacklist along with intelligence.
     
  5. tEN

    tEN Mischief Maker

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    I kind of agree. Charisma and intelligence should be tied to our personality decisions.

    Our vote choices as it were.
     
  6. ```

    ``` Versed in the lewd.

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    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And won't everyone be excited to hear about this!

    never make cha the dump stat.
     
  7. tEN

    tEN Mischief Maker

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    Congrats, Dotty, you found probably the worst combo. That will be ultra hardmode.
     
  8. Ct613hulu

    Ct613hulu Experienced.

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    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And won't everyone be excited to hear about this!
     
  9. Alexander

    Alexander That is not dead which can eternal lie

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    [X] Making it alone. Gangs are nothing but trouble. Trusting anyone in the Lower City's a great way to end up on a cart with a collar on your neck
    [X] Scared. You've wanted to be good, but face the facts, 9 out of 10 are just Ds or Es, ain’t worth feeding or smartening up. At best you could be some foot soldier or merchant, but you're from the lower city so best ain't going to happen.
    [X] Little Bee
    [X] Your high stat is Perception; your low stat is Affinity
    [X] What's your class?
    -[X] Archer
    [X] And you're never going back there.
     
  10. ```

    ``` Versed in the lewd.

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    stamina is alot less situational than strength.
     
  11. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    For a healer, a designated support class?

    We use stamina whenever we cast. We use strength whenever we hit things and carry stuff. Every other stats affects us more.
     
  12. shadowward

    shadowward Versed in the lewd.

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    [X] Making it alone. Gangs are nothing but trouble. Trusting anyone in the Lower City's a great way to end up on a cart with a collar on your neck.
    [X] Both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Affinity; your low stat is Charisma
    [X] Scout: those that specialize in stealth, evasion and self-sufficiency as well as travel
    -[X] Warshaper: those who learn to shapeshift themselves for combat and utility
    [X] And you're never going back there.
     
  13. ```

    ``` Versed in the lewd.

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    exactly.

    stamina also means more hp though (and endurance in general), which anyone can benefit from in part regardless of context.
     
  14. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    Oh, I thought you were saying it the other way around. My mistake. Also Bailey's mistake, since the build Darkened was talking about is Healer Charisma/Stamina, not yours.
     
  15. Garahs

    Garahs Soil Surveyor

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    [X] Making it alone. Gangs are nothing but trouble. Trusting anyone in the Lower City's a great way to end up on a cart with a collar on your neck
    [X] Both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Little Bee
    [X] Your high stat is Luck; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And you're never going back there.

    Dovie'andi se tovya sagain
     
  16. redaeth

    redaeth Stubborn pedantrist

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    Have a new vote count, just the stat\class votes. Currently it is Warshaper with high affinity\low charisma. Follow up is Leader with charisma\stamina. Not a fan of low stamina given how big it effects both health and magic.

    Almost completely opposite builds hah

    EDIT: Corrections. I misread a few votes.
    EDIT 2 : Updated vote count, new runner up is Leader with charisma\strength


    Votes : 1
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Stamina
    [X] Leader
    Xicree

    Votes : 1
    [X] Your high stat is Luck; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Healer
    theweepingman


    Votes : 2
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Stamina
    [X] Healer
    VictoriousCoyote Biigoh

    Votes : 5
    [X] Your high stat is Affinity; your low stat is Charisma
    [X] Scout: those that specialize in stealth, evasion and self-sufficiency as well as travel
    -[X] Warshaper: those who learn to shapeshift themselves for combat and utility
    redaeth Cassiemouse shadowward Bailey Matutine rcnr


    Votes : 1
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Healer
    Pipeman

    Votes : 1
    [X] Your high stat is Affinity; your low stat is Charisma
    [X] Warrior: Those who specialize in melee combat above all else
    -[X] Warshaper: those who learn to shapeshift themselves for combat and utility
    AZATHOTHoth

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    [X] Your high stat is Perception; your low stat is Affinity
    [X] What's your class?
    -[X] Archer
    Alexander

    Votes : 1
    [X] Your high stat is Luck; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    Garahs


    Votes : 6
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    Ct613hulu ``` Goldenlima BFldyq VictoriousCoyote derkan
     
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  17. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    [X]redaeth

    Since luck healer will inevitably lose, I'd rather some kind of scout.

    Maybe we can find/steal a decent magic item early on and have it carry us for a while.
     
  18. ```

    ``` Versed in the lewd.

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    ftfy
     
  19. redaeth

    redaeth Stubborn pedantrist

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    Damnit, and I went over the votes three times to make sure I didn't make mistakes like that. grumble, stupid strength and stamina
     
  20. Goldenlima

    Goldenlima Not too sore, are you?

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    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And won't everyone be excited to hear about this!
     
  21. BFldyq

    BFldyq It's pronounced Be-Fled-Ick

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    redaeth, changing vote:
    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And won't everyone be excited to hear about this!
     
  22. Darkened

    Darkened Experienced.

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    [!] 6 And won't everyone be excited to hear about this!: (theweepingman, Xicree, BFldyq, Goldenlima, Ct613hulu, ```)
    [!] 10 And you're never going back there.: (Bailey Matutine, VictoriousCoyote, Cassiemouse, Pipeman, Alexander, shadowward, Biigoh, Garahs, Redaeth, rcnr)

    [!] 1 Killer Bee: (AZATHOTHoth)
    [!] 9 Little Bee: (VictoriousCoyote, theweepingman, Cassiemouse, Pipeman, Alexander, Biigoh, Garahs, Redaeth, rcnr)
    [!] 7 Uncrushable Wild-Flower: (Bailey Matutine, Xicree, shadowward, BFldyq, Goldenlima, Ct613hulu, ```)

    [!] 8 Making it alone. Gangs are nothing but trouble. Trusting anyone in the Lower City's a great way to end up on a cart with a collar on your neck.: (Bailey Matutine, Cassiemouse, shadowward, AZATHOTHoth, Alexander, Garahs, Redaeth, rcnr)
    [!] 9 Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.: (VictoriousCoyote, theweepingman, Pipeman, Xicree, BFldyq, Goldenlima, Ct613hulu, Biigoh, ```)

    [!] 1 Scared. You've wanted to be good, but face the facts, 9 out of 10 are just Ds or Es, ain’t worth feeding or smartening up. At best you could be some foot soldier or merchant, but you're from the lower city so best ain't going to happen.: (Alexander)
    [!]16 both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.: (VictoriousCoyote, theweepingman, Pipeman, Xicree, BFldyq, Goldenlima, Ct613hulu, Biigoh, ```, Bailey Matutine, Cassiemouse, shadowward, AZATHOTHoth, Garahs, Redaeth, rcnr)


    Class/Attributes: http://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/those-blessed-with-talent.1176/page-2#post-237088


    [!] Your high stat is Affinity; your low stat is Charisma
    [!] Scout: those that specialize in stealth, evasion and self-sufficiency as well as travel

    leads.
     
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  23. VictoriousCoyote

    VictoriousCoyote Know what you're doing yet?

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    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And you're never going back there.

    I like Healer-biokene idea more than leader-biokene, but I like either more than having item dependence on a monk.
     
  24. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    Hm. You know, scanning works both ways...

    If people can literally see that our charisma score is garbage, it'd probably be at least somewhat reassuring. If you can see they're bad at convincing people or lying, if they end up having a point or relaying you surprising information, you know for sure you're not being manipulated.

    We could rise pretty high in an "honest" fashion, since people would prefer to surround themselves with low charisma allies, all other things being equal.

    I'm not sure how being in a gang and then immediately leaving once we're worth something to somebody will turn out. Our strongest attribute means absolutely nothing when we're dirt poor, but our weakest means a lot. Maybe we didn't have "friends" so much as "people who will tolerate us, as long as we keep our head down and make ourselves useful". You can't just go killing gang members, even ones nobody really likes, since that's an insult to the gang. It doesn't take a sociopath to want to leave that kind of situation if the opportunity arises.
     
  25. derkan

    derkan Experienced.

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    [X] Running with a gang to watch your back. You need friends to get by on the streets.
    [X] both: You know you're supposed to be special, you're awesome, but.. Yeah, the analysis guy or whatever might lie or get it wrong, that's all. He's working in lower city and there's no way anyone worth a damn would be.
    [X] Uncrushable Wild-Flower
    [X] Your high stat is Charisma ; your low stat is Strength
    [X] Leader
    [X] And you're never going back there.
     
  26. Garahs

    Garahs Soil Surveyor

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    Actually, that means you're pathetically easy to manipulate. Someone checks the talker's high/low stat to consider who could be lying? Great, convince some poor sap you're telling the truth and have them talk to that person. Well, their charisma score sucks, so they must be telling the truth!
     
  27. UrsaTempest

    UrsaTempest Yuri Fanatic, Archivist

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    Hell, man.

    If you pick Charisma, Leadership, and running with gang... why the hell you don't want to come back? Here is potential allies - let's squander them! Granted, they can bind us. But still.

    Oh well.
     
  28. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    I don't think Charisma is the "resist manipulation" stat. That'd most likely be Perception or Intelligence.

    In which case we'd be no more vulnerable to manipulation than average, but poor at doing manipulation ourselves.
     
  29. Garahs

    Garahs Soil Surveyor

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    My point is that basing your opinions of others off of just their raw stats is not wise because stats don't tell you their motivation or source of intel.
     
  30. rcnr

    rcnr Dangerously Chuuni

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    Considering we're a scout, our most important information will probably be gathered firsthand, and Charisma also controls how well you can hide your intentions. Our motivation will be what we say it is, because if we lie they'll be able to tell.
     
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